2007 Twin Cities RISE! Annual Report

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The Many Faces of Twin Cities RISE!

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CUSTOMER COMPANIES The following companies have hired our participants into

Final Placement jobs during the past ten years.

AAA MinneapolisAfrican American AIDS Task ForceAfrican American Family ServicesAirport Taxi, Inc.Alliance OneAlliant Techsystems Inc.Ameriprise Financial (formerly

American Express)*Ampco System ParkingApartment Services Plus Inc.Arc Greater Twin CitiesArmstrong Subway, Inc.As Soon As Possible, Inc.Asplundh Tree Expert Co.Associates ITSAT&TBanta CorporationBellcomb Technologies, Inc.B.F. NelsonBig Brothers Big Sisters of the

Greater Twin CitiesBon Appetit Management

CompanyBoston Scientific CorporationBreaking Free Inc.Bro-Tex Inc.Cable Imaging SolutionsCatholic Charities of St. Paul and

MinneapolisCelestica Inc.Cheme IndustriesComprehensive Services, Inc.Conseco Finance Securitizations

Corp.Crompton Seager & Tufte LLCCrystal DCummins Power GenerationData Recognition CorporationDeluxe CorporationThe Design GroupDungarvin Minnesota Inc.EcolabElectronic Communications

SystemsExperior Assessments, LLCExpress Scripts Inc.Faegre & Benson LLPFBG Service Corporation ServicesFederal Bank of MinnesotaFord Motor CompanyGavzy GroupGCI Systems, Inc.General MillsGoodin CompanyGoodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyGreen Tree Financial CorporationGreyhound Bus LinesHanson Spancrete Midwest Co.Hayes ResidenceH.B. Fuller CompanyHealth Partners Inc.HealthEast Rice Street ClinicHennepin County

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WHO WE SERVECORE PROGRAM, AWALI PLACE

AND AWALI INSIDE/OUT

Hennepin County Medical Center

Hilton HotelHIREDHMS Label Specialties Inc.The Hogan CompanyHoliday Inn Select & SuitesThe Home DepotHoneywell International Inc.I.C. System, Inc.Ikon Office Solutions

IncorporatedIndependent Packing Services, Inc.ING ReliaStarIntelliRisk Management

CorporationIron MountainJacobs Engineering Group Inc.Jacobs Trading CompanyJaps-Olson CompanyThe John Roberts CompanyKeller Fence Company - North, Inc.Keystone Computer Solutions, Inc.FedEx Kinko'sKurt ManufacturingLasonLiberty Carton CompanyLiberty Diversified IndustriesThe LinkLindquist & Vennum PLLPLofton Label, Inc.Loring Nicollet-Bethlehem

Community CentersLowe IndustriesLutheran Social Service of

MinnesotaMagnum Tire CorporationMinnesota Diversified IndustriesMeat ConceptsMEDTOX Scientific, Inc.MedtronicMental Health Resources, Inc.Merry MaidsMidwest Special Services, Inc.Minneapolis Public Housing

AuthorityMinneapolis Public SchoolsMinnesota Department of

TransportationMinnesota Grinding, Inc.Mission FoodsMinnesota Life Insurance Co.MN Wire & Cable Co.Modern Machine ShopMoney Gram International, Inc.Minneapolis-Saint Paul

International AirportMusicland Stores CorporationNash Finch CompanyNational Car RentalNCS PearsonNorth Memorial HospitalNorthwest Airlines

Now Micro Inc.On Time Delivery ServiceOperation de Novo, Inc.Opportunity PartnersPackaging Corporation of

AmericaPark Nicollet Health ServicesPartners in Pediatrics, Ltd.The Phoenix Residence, Inc.Presbyterian Homes & ServicesPrudential Insurance Co.Quality Machine Inc.RBC Dain RauscherRecycle TechnologiesRegions HospitalRegulus Group LLCReliant Energy, Inc.Ricoh Business SystemsRoom & Board, Inc.Sandcastle Child Care CenterSCC Cleaning Co.Schroeder CompanyScoville Press Inc.Seagate TechnologiesSecond Harvest HeartlandSecurian Financial Group, Inc.Shadin Company Inc.The Sheffield GroupSmith Foundry Co.Sprint/NextelStarTribuneStein Industries, Inc.SterilMed, Inc.Strom Engineering CorporationSuccess Computer ConsultingSunrise Community BankSUPERVALU Inc.*Target Corporation*TCF BankTime Warner CableTotal Solutions Consulting, Inc.Turning Point, Inc.Twin Cities RISE!Twin Cities Stores Inc.Twin City Glass Co. Inc.U.S. Bank*Union Pacific RailroadUnitedHealth GroupUnitedHealthcareUnited Resource NetworksUnited Stationary Co.University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota

Medical Center - FairviewValspar CorporationVelocity Express Inc.Verizon WirelessVerSaTil Associates, Inc.Viacom OutdoorWal-MartWay to GrowWells Fargo*Western Bank* TCR!’s top five hiring partners based

on total number of participants hired.

AfricanAmerican60%

Latino/Hispanic 3%Asian 4%

Multiracial/Other 4%

African 9%

Caucasian17%

MISSION The mission of Twin Cities RISE!

is to provide employers

with skilled workers –

primarily men from

communities of color in the

Twin Cities area – by training

under- and unemployed adults

for skilled jobs that pay a

living wage of at least

$20,000 annually.

73% male 27% female

American Indian 3%

Dear Friends,

Twin Cities RISE!’s success is due to the hard work of hundreds of dedicated

coaches, teachers, volunteers, donors and employers who support our

participants’ development, and of course the work of our participants

themselves. On the following pages you will meet some of these individuals

and learn how the many faces of TCR! work together to help families break

the cycle of poverty. Graduate Earl Holmes tells you his extraordinary story

of persistence, and volunteer Robin Gotler explains why she devotes so

much time tutoring Awali Place participants like Karim Pierre. Liz Jordan

tells us why she left the corporate world to teach our participants, and

manager John Herbes of Wells Fargo reveals why he hires TCR! graduates

over other candidates. Finally, Jim Frey shares his family’s reasons for

supporting TCR! so generously over the years.

More than any other group in our community, African American men

face the most barriers to success and have few other options for their

development. We serve African American men through a continuum of

programming that meets participants where their needs are. Awali

Inside/Out provides Personal Empowerment to incarcerated men in

correctional facilities. Awali Place is a first stop for men leaving

incarceration or younger men trying to leave the street life, and this year

we opened Awali Place East in Saint Paul’s Rondo neighborhood. Between

these programs and our Core Program, which serves both men and women,

TCR! provided coaching, educational training, vocational classes and

Personal Empowerment training to more than 1,600 individuals in 2007.

Despite experiencing an operating deficit, we were able to maintain

programming without interruption by borrowing from our board-designated

reserves. This allowed us to continue to fulfill our mission of placing

participants into living-wage jobs. Our Core Program graduates in 2007

obtained jobs earning higher salaries than ever before: graduates earned an

average of $25,279, more than five times their earnings the year they

entered TCR!.

Also in 2007, Mike Bingham, our former CEO and President, returned to

the business world after six years with us. His tenure was marked by strong

growth across our organization. Mike will continue to serve on the board,

for which we are grateful.

2008 is shaping up to be a challenging year because of the economy.

However, TCR! is a strong organization ready to face those challenges.

With your assistance, we will continue to meet our commitment to those

members of our community who are most in need. Thank you for your

ongoing support of our work.

Steve Rothschild Peggy Yusten

Founder & Board Chair Chief Operating Officer

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Special thanks to

departing board members

Phil Davis, Mike Oesterreich,

Mary Rosenthal and

Sandy Vargas for their

many contributions

to our work.

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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1,639 SERVED IN ALL PROGRAMS

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1761639

395

Core Program graduates

obtained jobs earninghigher salaries than

ever before.

Because some participants wereserved by multiple TCR! programs,1,602 is the total unduplicatednumber served in 2007.

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CORE PROGRAM GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: EARL HOLMES

“It’s kind of like you’re on a suicide mission, on an installment plan.”

Earl knows that life only too well. “My life prior to TCR! was drugs and

alcohol,” he says. “I never stayed on a job any length of time.”

After 17 years in and out of prison, Earl Holmes came to TCR! to change

his life.

Personal Empowerment quickly began to make an impact on him.

“Empowerment was a big tool for me,” he says. “It helped me realize that I

personally am important, valuable and lovable, and that other people are

too. And once I started loving myself and other people, I didn’t want to live

that old lifestyle any more.”

Earl took courses in TCR!’s operations track and obtained his Final

Placement position as a Material Handler with Mission Foods in April 2006.

He credits Personal Empowerment with helping him navigate challenges at

work. “Prior to that, [any problem] was grounds for me to hit the road,” he

says. “But I hung in there. Empowerment gave me the confidence to believe

that I could be successful in whatever I endeavor to do.”

Personal Empowerment has also helped Earl reconnect with his family.

“They’ve begun to trust me again. I can be a father to my children, a friend

to my friends, and a husband to my wife — things I wasn’t able to do

before.”

Earl is now preparing to start college and become an addiction

counselor.

“My thinking is that if I can help one person who was like me, I will have

helped the world.”

TCR!CORE PROGRAMThe Core Program provides compre-

hensive training and personal coaching

leading to a living-wage job. We offer

more than 25 courses in basic educa-

tional skills, vocational skills and

Personal Empowerment. Two-thirds of

active participants achieve a measur-

able benefit from their training with us.

In 2007, participants obtaining their

Final Placement jobs earned an aver-

age of $25,279 annually plus benefits

and a career path. This is a 565 percent

increase over their pre-program

income.

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“You have to realizethat a person who

puts drugs and alcohol

in their body to excess,

they’re not

caring very much about

themselves.”

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AveragePre-ProgramIncome

AverageFinalPlacementSalary

$4,472

$25,279plus benefits

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ABOUT PERSONALEMPOWERMENTPersonal Empowerment training is the

backbone of TCR!. It is a cognitive

restructuring curriculum that helps parti-

cipants learn to control their states of

mind. Most of our participants come

from generational poverty, meaning

that they, their parents, grandparents

and even great-grandparents have lived

in poverty for their entire lives. As a

result, they have learned behaviors and

beliefs that enable them to survive on

the street but not become responsible

or economically secure.

Personal Empowerment helps parti-

cipants look within themselves to

control their emotions and seek out

solutions to life’s challenges. Many

participants for the first time in their

lives begin to have hope, because they

know that they can control their own

lives and futures. With hope, they seek

education, negotiate disputes, and

defer gratification. They begin believing

in their potential to be successful both

professionally and personally, which in

turn leads to self esteem, responsibili-

ty and accountability. It is these

qualities that employers tell us they

value even more than the academic and

occupational skills we also teach.

2007 Robert Morris Empowerment Award winneR:

Laurie Sanders

Laurie Sanders came to TCR! in June of 2006 in search of the skills to get

a job. “I was unemployed and unemployable,” she says. “I also had low

self-esteem and self-worth.”

Like many TCR! participants, Laurie got more than the computer and

interview skills that had drawn her to our program. Personal

Empowerment became the most valuable set of skills she received at TCR!.

“I use Empowerment every day,” she says. “I use it to hold my head up

during times of stress both on the job and at home. It is an important

and valuable part of who I am.”

Personal Empowerment helped Laurie obtain the self-confidence and

equilibrium she needed to launch a career. She has now been employed as

a Sales Assistant with a computer consulting company for more than a year.

“Working full time has enabled me to get off welfare and out of

subsidized housing,” Laurie says.

In the fall of 2007, Laurie was selected as the winner of the 2007

Robert Morris Empowerment Award. She used the award money to

purchase a computer for her son, who will be starting college in a few

years. She put the remaining funds into savings and plans to use it to

start a retirement account. And she sees herself continuing to grow her

career with Success Computer Consulting.

“It’s a perfect fit,” she says. “I couldn’t ask for more – I truly love my job!”

The Empowerment Award is a monetary award given each year to one Final Placementwho demonstrates Personal Empowerment in action and writing. It is named after former TCR! staff member Robert Morris, who played a major role in developing andpiloting our Personal Empowerment curriculum.

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“My son lives in agood neighbor-hood. I’ve been able

to actually save money

for the first time in

over 15 years.”

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AWALI PLACE PARTICIPANT SPOTLIGHT: KARIM PIERRE

When Karim Pierre got out of prison, all he had was $100 and some state-

issued clothing. He came to Awali Place in search of a job, but at first it

wasn’t easy for him to participate in the Personal Empowerment classes

that are the backbone of Awali. “In prison you feel so secluded, so at first I

couldn’t really open up. I would never talk,” he remembers. “But I started

to feel close to people in the program and it started to motivate me.”

Awali Place staff helped Karim get a subsistence-level job and his own

place to live. Living alone, he says, “keeps me grounded. Before, I never

really took time out for myself. And that’s maybe why my life went that

way. Now I can focus on me.”

Since Karim hadn’t finished high school, his coach encouraged him to

take advantage of Awali Place’s GED instruction. “At first I never thought

I could pass a test,” remembers Karim. “But I passed two of the five GED

tests. And I started to see that Awali Place wasn’t all about just having a

9 to 5 job. It’s about finishing school and having a career, and being

empowered at the same time, knowing that you can do it.”

The support Karim has received from the staff and his fellow Awali

Place participants has played a huge role in helping him start building a

new life. And he wants to share this new life with his daughter. Although

she’s only one year old, Karim is already thinking about how to help her

avoid the struggles he sees in teenage girls dealing with pregnancy, drugs

or abandonment. “I want to be with my girl all the time now,” he says. “I

don’t want her to go through that.”

Karim continues to study for his three remaining GED tests and hopes

to continue his education once this goal is met. “I really want to get a

degree. I want to have a voice in the community and say, ‘Don’t do what

I did.’ I want to show youth that there’s a better way in life.”

AWALI PLACEAwali Place offers men assistance as

they re-establish themselves in the

community after leaving prison or the

street life. Through Awali Place,

participants become part of a support-

ive community of men who foster each

other’s personal growth and encourage

positive life changes. Men engage in

weekly work skills coaching, Personal

Empowerment classes and GED

preparation, with the goal of entering

TCR!’s Core Program, obtaining steady

employment or studying with another

educational or training program. Awali

Place has two locations in the Twin

Cities: North Minneapolis and Saint

Paul’s Rondo neighborhood.

AWALI INSIDE/OUTAwali Inside/Out works in prisons to

bring Personal Empowerment and tran-

sition support directly to incarcerated

men. Participants begin to face the

choices and challenges that have led

them to prison, and they build self-

worth and obtain new hope for the

future so that they can give up their for-

mer lifestyles. Men are encouraged to

go to Awali Place or the Core Program

following their release so that they can

train for living-wage employment. Some

correctional facility partners allow

participants to engage in a job search

program conducted at Awali Place prior

to release. In 2007, Awali Inside/Out

worked in Ramsey County Correctional

Facility and the Minnesota Correctional

Facilities at Faribault, Moose Lake and

Stillwater.

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TCR! graduates featured in the 2006 Annual Report:

“My job has allowed me to

grow and become independenT.”

“Working at TCR! has

helped me

understandwhat service and

personal satisfaction really

mean.”

As an instructor – just one of her

many roles at TCR! – Liz Jordan

incorporates Personal

Empowerment into the classes she

teaches in order to help partici-

pants see their ability to succeed

in areas like writing or customer

service. “I help them turn failure

messages into ‘I can, I will,’” she

says.

Prior to joining TCR!, Liz had a

long career in corporate manage-

ment and training. “The bottom

line is people,” says Liz, explaining

why she made the career change.

“At TCR! I’ve realized that as a

person of color I had a responsibility

to share my gifts with others. I’ve

become a better person as a result.”

Kevin Stewart has been in his Final Placement job with U.S. Bank for two

years, and he is still using the skills he learned at Twin Cities RISE! on a daily

basis. “I use my communications skills the most,” he says. “I still use them

every day with co-workers.”

Kevin also uses the Financial Empowerment skills that have helped him

move out on his own and plan for future homeownership. He continues to

enjoy his job and plans on being there for a long time. “There are a lot of

things I can still learn from being in the corporate world,” he says. “U.S.

Bank is a company that impacts so many people’s lives. I feel good about

my role there.”

“Empowerment has given

me the confidence to perform in life.

To be able to accept life on life’s

terms and achieve my dreams.”

It has now been three and a half years since Kelli Schnobrich obtained her

Final Placement position in the banking field. Several raises and promotions

later, Kelli is doing better than ever in her position as a loan processor.

“I think my family’s greatest success over the past year has been keeping

this home and becoming even more of a family,” says Kelli, referring to the

house she purchased a year ago. “My kids and I absolutely love the house.”

This stability came hard-won for Kelli. She battled addiction for years

before finally achieving sobriety and coming to TCR!, where she gained

self-confidence and vital office skills.

“Obviously my customer service skills and computer skills are still used on

a daily basis,” she says. “But the most important piece I still take with me

everywhere I go is Empowerment.”

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THE FACE OF A CUSTOMER COMPANYCUSTOMER COMPANIESEmployers are the customers of Twin

Cities RISE!, and their hiring require-

ments help set our program standards.

Wells Fargo is a longstanding and

valuable partner for Twin Cities RISE!.

They hire our participants, support our

program financially, sponsor events and

provide us with employee volunteers.

Over the past eight years, Wells Fargo

has hired 37 TCR! participants into

living-wage jobs – more than any other

company with

which we work. Cash Vault Operations Manager, Wells Fargo: JOHN HERBES

John Herbes has hired three TCR! participants since learning about the

organization one year ago. What’s the difference between TCR! participants

and candidates coming from other hiring sources? “Compared to other

services, TCR! is exceeding expectations,” says John. “TCR! helps the

employee know they have value and worth. And that to me as an employer

is good, because if they have value and worth, they’re more productive,

more engaged, more willing to learn, and want to grow. This isn’t just a job

for them. It’s the start of a career.”

John has become so committed to TCR! that he even volunteers as a

guest speaker. “Personally, I like to have more involvement with TCR!

because it’s making a difference in the community,” he says. “TCR! isn’t

just talking about the problem of unemployment or having the ability to get

a job, they’re doing something about it. TCR! is an organization that really

believes in what they’re doing, and the outcome of their program speaks

for itself.”

“We give the job to

the most qualified

candidate. And the bestcandidates

are coming throughTwin Cities RISE!.”

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The advancementinstituteWhat is the Advancement Institute?

Four hundred people can tell you, after

having participated in our training

sessions in 2007. The Advancement

Institute is a branch of TCR! that brings

our life-changing Personal Empowerment

training to all parts of the community.

Participants walk away with a wide array

of positive results:

n Employees learn to strengthen their

communication and conflict

management skills.

n Managers discover how to effective-

ly train and support their staff.

n Students take responsibility for

their schoolwork and their school

attendance - and teachers notice a

decrease in behavioral problems.

n Social service providers learn how

to cultivate self-worth in their

clients.

n Parents learn skills to positively

support their children’s developing

minds.

The Advancement Institute generates

income to offset costs of our programs

and extends our reach to other organi-

zations that can utilize our signature

Personal Empowerment program. In

2007, groups that benefited from this

training include the Jeremiah Program,

The NetWork, the University of

Dubuque, Saint Paul Public Schools,

Minneapolis Public Schools, and many

companies in the Twin Cities.

To contact the Advancement Institute abouttraining opportunities for your business,school or organization, e-mail [email protected] or call (612) 338-0295.

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The 2007 Annual Report to Stakeholders Luncheon featured keynote

speaker U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, who highlighted his longstanding

support of TCR!’s work. Board member Derek Hayes and employer John

Herbes of Wells Fargo told the crowd of more than 225 guests why they

believe in TCR!’s outcomes. Finally, Founder and Board Chair Steve

Rothschild spoke about TCR!’s newest initiatives, and TCR! graduates

Tyanna Bryant and Andre Corbett told their stories of transformation.

The Stakeholders Luncheon was sponsored by Wells Fargo, preceded by

a reception sponsored by Faegre & Benson, with additional support from

SUPERVALU and The Hogan Group.

Annual Report to Stakeholders Luncheon

Senator Norm Coleman with TCR! graduate speakerTyanna Bryant.

“We’re not justchanging

individual lives here,

but the lives of

families, kids and genera-

tions to come – we realize

there just can’t be a better

bang for the charitable buck

in the Twin Cities.”

–Keynote Speaker,U.S. Senator Norm Coleman

The Hogan Group


TCR! thanks the many volunteers who donated their skills in 2007!

GET INVOLVED WITH TCR!Volunteers play a critical role in

support ing the success of TCR!

participants. Volunteer opportunities

include:

n Conducting practice interviews

with participants

n Tutoring participants (computer,

math, writing, resume, GED)

n Assisting instructors in classes

n Speaking in a TCR! class about

business experience

n Helping with a TCR! event (logistics,

mailings, public relations)

n Providing general office support

For information on how to volunteer,

email [email protected] or

call (651) 603-8520.

David AbramsJesus AguirrePhil AllenRuth AllibandMichelle AlmToyin AlowonleJerry AndersonJen AntilaRebecca AuritTrisha BarnstenLois BellKim BennettCraig BentdahlSabrina BergLynn BeutelMary BildstenMike BinghamPaige BinghamSarah BjellandJohn BlackshawMichael BoyleDave BriscoeCarla BrownGayle BryantTyanna BryantEvan BuntrockAlvan BurmanScott BurnsAndrea BuzzellPerry CarterSteve ChappellYun-Mi ChoiBill ClarkAngie Conley

Andre CorbettPat CroalTed CushmoreLeslie DavisMeghan DavisPhil DavisLauretta DawoloAnthony DewJackie DoehlingMatt DrawzJudy EarlingPaul EnglesonKarl EriksenJoan EstensonShaun EvansDan FarrarRebekah FawcettElmira FayizulinaGrace ForcieaJack ForcieaMichelle FordVincent FrancoualSusanne FranklinJessica GalvanNate GansenChen GaoAlex GarskeMegan GermoBrenda GilmerNicolas GiraudDavid GoldsteinMorris GoodwinErica GordonRobin Gotler

Robyn GreenJames HaleEmily HansenMark HansenKeith HardyJill HarmonDerek HayesPeter HeegaardJohn HerbesByron HillDave HubersShirley HubersElisha HuseKristi HykesChelsea JacksonSarah JacksonNeera JainDoug JandroAmy JohnsonMargo JohnsonSandie JohnsonValeria Johnson-McCullarKen KendlePamela KiviKelli KitchenMaria KirschMegan KordusAmbar KumarWillianto KurniawanDan LaskeyDiane LawrenceHoua LeeBob LehmanTheresa Lenarz

Tony LeungHeather LittleRob LittleMaggie LocknerRachel LueneburgCamhong LyDavid LymanBob MacdonaldBoNita MaheAnita MessalErin MillerHassan MohamedKevin MoreauMeseret NegashCristina NenadovJenny NguyenLonnie NicholsAmanda NormanAndy NystromMichael OesterreichMeredith OlsonBiddy OluwoleRhonda O’NeillNancy O’SheaMelissa OszustowiczNate OttoChristine PageHenry PadelfordKaren PhillipsCharlie PowellTheresa PowellJessica ProchaskaDave PylipowMonique Randolph

Umesh RaoRandy RauwerdinkSue Ann RodriquezMary RosenthalMarilyn RothschildSteve RothschildDave RuceJoe RyanKelly RyanSandy RyanDon SamuelsLaurie SandersKim SapanJennifer SarteauAnn ScalzoDave SchaalJeff SchmidtMalana SchmidtBen SchnabelAngela SchnaubeltLyn SchnausTracie SchultzKaren ScofieldGlenn SeagerSarah SeufertCathy SeverHank SheaJudy SmithSamantha SmithChris SolbergPam SpiesLisa StarinRonette SteinKevin Stoltman

Lidin SuBrian SullivanRon SutliffBill SvrlugaTom SwainNate SwanstromBob SwisherCindy TauzellDr. Hassan TettehTeresa ThielenHeather ThompsonErik ThorsellRon TortelliSara TruesdalePaul TucciSarah TuelRuth UngerSandy VargasStephen VenableAndrea WatkinsJoan WatsonKaren WatsonDanielle WilliamsBrian WipfValerie WolffJennifer WroePau Fu YangEriny YoussefPhilip Zastrow

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Volunteer Robin Gotler teaches GED classes at both Awali

Place sites for four hours each week. “I focus a lot on

reading and writing, and a little bit on some of the other

areas like social studies,” she says. “I try to make it

practical.”

Of the many organizations where Robin could have lent her skills, she

picked TCR! for our mission and focus on Personal Empowerment. “I was

really impressed with what I read about Twin Cities RISE!,” she remem-

bers. “It’s exciting to feel like you are making a difference. When you find

volunteer work that is the right fit for you, it’s very personally satisfying.”

Robin is inspired by the participants at Awali Place. “I’m so impressed

with the work that the men are doing. I’m just showing up a couple of

times a week and talking about how to write an essay,” she says. “These

guys are doing the heavy lifting.”

“I like that this is about more than

just learning to read and write.

This is about changing lives.”

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2007 FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Income statement – unrestricted*

Financial gifts/support $1,832,421Government grants 143,277Earned income 771,614Miscellaneous income 53,398

Total unrestricted revenue $2,800,710

Program service expenses $2,460,066Management and general 308,937Fundraising 275,360Non-recurring expenses 123,735

Total unrestricted expenses $3,168,098

Total unrestricted <deficit> <$367,388>

*does not include donated services of $273,513

Balance sheet

Temporarily restricted $1,112,028Working capital 673,924Designated for special purposes 482,046

Total net assets $2,267,998

REVENUES

EXPENSES

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Contributions & Grants59.9%

GovernmentGrants5.1%

Earned Income27.6%

Miscellaneous1.9% United Way

5.5%

Program Services77.7%

Non-recurring3.9%

Management & General9.7%

Fundraising8.7%

CONTRIBUTORSLeaders Circle—Visionaries($50,000+)Bush FoundationFrey Foundation*; Eugene U. and Mary F. Frey Family Fund

of The Saint Paul FounationGeneral Mills Foundation*Emma B. Howe Memorial Foundation at The Minneapolis

Foundation*Marilyn and Steve Rothschild*The Saint Paul Foundation*The Richard M. and Sandra J. Schulze Family Fund of

The Saint Paul FoundationGreater Twin Cities United Way*

Leaders Circle—Ambassadors($25,000 - $49,999)Ameriprise Financial Community Relations Program*F.R. Bigelow Foundation*The Caridad Corporation by Mari and Tom Lowe*Pierson M. and Florence B. Grieve Family Fund of

The Saint Paul FoundationJennifer and Hervé SarteauSmikis Foundation*TargetDiana and Ron Tortelli*Wells Fargo; Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota*

Leaders Circle—Stewards ($10,000 - $24,999)3M Foundation*Allianz Life Insurance Company of North AmericaThe Barry FoundationMary and Keith Bednarowski*Charles P. and Mary E. Belgarde FoundationStephanie Simon and Craig Bentdahl*Buuck Family Foundation*

Leaders Circle—Benefactors($5,000—$9,999)AnonymousPaige and Mike Bingham; Michael and Paige Bingham

Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Marlene and Ned BixbyDanis and Richard ByrdKristi and Henry CousineauJudy EarlingThe George Family Foundation*Greystone Foundation, by Walter McCarthy and Clara

Ueland*Anita and Rick Leggott; The Leggott FoundationSue and Bob Macdonald*Marbrook FoundationKay and Mike McCarthy*McKinsey & Company, Inc.Marilyn and Glen Nelson*Bill and Barbara Pearce Fund of

The Minneapolis Foundation*Mary and Dave PylipowSchall Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Securian Foundation, supported by Securian Financial

Group and its affiliates, Minnesota Life, AdvantusCapital Management and Securian Trust

Chris and Hank Shea*Mary W. Vaughan Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Watson Family Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationMary and Jeff WerbalowskyThe Whitney Foundation*Margaret and Angus Wurtele*

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*Has given continuously to TCR! for five or more years.


Charlson FoundationRuth Stricker Dayton and Bruce Dayton*Julia W. Dayton*Claire and Jack Dempsey*Chuck Denny; Denny Fund of

The Minneapolis Foundation*Jaye F. and Betty F. Dyer Foundation*Ecolab Foundation*Graco FoundationHays Companies by Jim Hays*Shirley and David Hubers; David and Shirley Hubers Family

Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Lyman Lumber Company Foundation*Dick and Joyce H. McFarland Family Fund of

The Minneapolis Foundation*McNeely FoundationJohn M. and Susan Morrison FoundationSue and Ken MurrayCasey Albert T. O'Neil Foundation*Opus Corporation*The Pentair Foundation*The Jay and Rose Phillips Family FoundationPiper Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation*RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation*Soran Family Foundation Fund of

The Saint Paul Foundation*SUPERVALU Foundation on behalf of SUPERVALU INC. and

Cub Foods*Lucy Gerold and William Svrluga*Thrivent Financial for Lutherans FoundationTravelers Foundation*U.S. Bancorp Foundation*The VCJ Foundation, by Verne and Carol Johnson*Women of Courage

"We are very happy to be

partnering with TCR! both

because of the significantchange they are effecting and

TCR!’'s high level ofaccountability to us and

the community."

Jim Frey, President and CEO, Frey Foundation

THE FACE OF A DONOR

The Frey Foundation has been a key supporter of TCR! for the last six years. They have funded our work

through a mixture of pay-for-performance contracts, challenge grants and outright grants. Their consistent

support of our work has helped us grow from serving 400 individuals in 2002 to four times that number in 2007!

CONTRIBUTORSScotty and Peter Gillette*Mary and David Goldstein*Donna Lindsay-Goodwin and Morris GoodwinElizabeth and Michael GormanAnne and Peter Heegaard Family Fund of

The Minneapolis Foundation*Twanya and Byron HillMichelle and Jeff HinckPat and Tom Holloran*Ann and James Howard*Hutter Family Foundation*Intercomp Co. by Connie OlsonMargaret and Ilo LeppikJohn G. and Jeanne L. Lindell Family Foundation of

the Fidelity Charitable Gift FundJennifer and Tres LundMarcus McCoy FoundationBarbara and Tom McBurney*Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Milroy Fund of

The Fidelity Charitable Gift FundKathy and Joe MuchaKim Jones and Stafford NelsonLinda and Jeff NoddleOak Grove Foundation by Chris and Jack Morrison*Jane and Bob Oberrender

Pam and Mike Oesterreich*Martha and Steve O'HaraEllen and Don O'NeillNancy and John O'SheaSusan and Carl PlatouPratt Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Elizabeth and Brad RadichelRachel and Mark RahnJoanne and Bill ReilingLeah and Scott RuedSharon and Bob Ryan*Sandra RyanKaren and Steve Sanger*Saunders Family FoundationEllen and Karl SchmidtRandall SchmidtLee SheehyAndrea SiegertHarriet and Edson Spencer; Harriet and Edson Spencer

Foundation St. Victoria Parish FamilyMarie and Dick StonesiferSuccess Computer Consulting by Erik ThorsellArlene and Tom H. Swain*Jan and Ken Thome*Lesa and John TieszenThe Jill and John Trautz Gift Fund of Kingdom Oil

Christian FoundationTwice the Gift by the Pohlad Family FoundationJody Strakosch and William Umscheid

Ruth UsemVantine Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*Sandy Vargas*Joanne and Philip Von Blon; The Von Blon Family

Charitable FoundationWahlstedt Family Fund of The Saint Paul FoundationSheila and Pat Walsh*Ruth and David WaterburyMarjorie and Irving Weiser*Liz and Tim WelshPeggy and Cy Yusten*Kathleen and James Zavoral*Nicki and Lew Zeidner

Advocates Circle—Supporters($500 - $999)Anonymous (3)Eleanor and Scott BallKenneth CharlesCarolyn and Thom Chase*Jodi and Ralph ChuDouglas and Sands Coleman Fund of

The Minneapolis FoundationThe CollaborativeBonnie and Jeremy Cram*D'Amico & PartnersDolphin Staffing by Kathy DolphinSuzanne and Fred GobelGoldstein Gift Fund of The Fidelity Charitable Gift FundLaurie and Ed GreenoHawn Family Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationRoger F. Heegaard Family Fund of

The Minneapolis FoundationMary and Alan Hogg Family Fund of the Fidelity

Charitable Gift FundKristi and Kevin HykesPaul T. JohnsonDawn and Joe KellerSarah and Bill KlingCatherine LawrenceSherry Tsao and Tony N. Leung*Lynn Mattson Little and J.P. LittlePeggy and David LucasEllen and Andrew LugerElizabeth and David LymanLeland T. Lynch and Terry Saario Fund of

The Minneapolis FoundationLaurie and Bill MacLeanKathleen and Dave MacLennanPolly and Robert McCreaBetsy Buckley and Dennis McGrathMcGrath Charitable Gift Fund of the Fidelity Charitable

Gift FundMartha and Bill McLaughlin Family Foundation of

the Minnesota Community FoundationLori and Dave MillardMindy and Fred MillerMarilyn and Gerald MitchellKingsley H. Murphy Family Foundation*Nelson, Tietz & Hoye, Inc. by Russ NelsonLynne and Perry PelosTim Hansen and Kevin Reardon*Ruth RothschildSarah Lutman and Robert RudolphMarge and Brad SchreierAnn and Mark SchulzeVon SheppardDee and Gordon SprengerNancy and Bruce ThomsonTorley-Leistiko Charitable Fund of

the Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramUrban Adventure Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation*

Leaders Circle—Sustainers ($2,500 - $4,999)Anonymous Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationThe Allen Family Fund of

the Vanguard Charitable Endowment*Julie M. and Douglas M. Baker, Jr. Fund of

The Minneapolis FoundationShirley and Stanley Bingham*Will Bracken Family Foundation*Ellen and Jan Breyer*Elizabeth and Jay CameronChorzempa Family FoundationMichael V. and Ann C. Ciresi FoundationTara and Timothy Clark*Carol and Ted Cushmore*The Emmerich Foundation by Karol and Richard

EmmerichFaegre & Benson LLP*Joyce and Hal Field*Herbert and Janet Fisher and Family Philanthropic Fund

of The Canton Jewish Community FederationSharon and Bill HawkinsMegan and Derek HayesSara and Randall HoganThe Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation*Mary Gerry and Tom Lee; Lee Family Foundation*Heather and Rob Little*John T. MachuzickRhonda and Rory O'NeillSusan and Jeff PeaseKaren Reierson*Aly and Rob Sayre*Bruce and Patricia Schadow Fund of

The Minneapolis Foundation*Malana and Jeff SchmidtThe Michael and Barbara Sill Family Fund of

The Minneapolis FoundationMia and Brian Sullivan*Betsy and Mayer Tapper*Thomson West

Leaders Circle—Partners($1,000 - $2,499)Anonymous (5)Monica and David Abrams*Elmer L. & Eleanor J. Andersen Foundation*Linda and Jerry AndersonJennifer and David AntilaGretchen and Mark BanksBell Family Charitable Gift Fund of

The Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund*Alicia and Marc BeltonSue and David Bennett Family Fund of

The Minneapolis FoundationBroadwaters Foundation by Val and Ed Spencer and family*Bromelkamp FoundationGretchen and Jeff BrownJohn Mark BrutonBurdick-Craddick Family FoundationCaliber Foundation by Nan Owen and John LavanderAlex and Joel CannonKathleen Glover and Daniel CarrChubb Group of Insurance CompaniesNathan ClarkKristen and Paul CommersMarilyn DahlBob and Joanie DaytonSherry Ann and Edward Dayton*Mary Lu and Richard DietzMaria and Kelly DoranJuli and Tom ErdmannCecy and Wally FasterJudith and James FetterlyMartha and John Gabbert*

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“I love my jobtoday- I was placed by

TCR! into an industry

that I can always

continue to grow in.”

—TCR! graduate


CONTRIBUTORSKathleen and William WannerTerri and Rob WebbMarty and Scott WeichtDorene and Alan WernkeSharon and Clark Winslow

Advocates Circle—Friends (up to $499)Anonymous (14)21st Century Bank by Tom DolphinAnsaf and Wagih AlexanderDana and Steve AlpeterCathy Anastasion*Lynne ArnoldDebra and Bradley BehrJoan and Reid BilligBill BlanskiSusan BorenCorey BrackenAimee and Patrick BrantsegHeidi and Kirt BriggsMolly and Tom BroderBarb BrownNancy BrownCarolyn and Philip BrunelleJudy and Peter BudreauCalhoun Insurance Agency by G. L. DillonMissy CarbonneauJacob CarolanAmy CarrollGerald and Sarah Caruso Fund of

The Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund*Christina and Drew CatronAlex and Tom ClydeBert ColianniTiowa and Terry CollierKatie and Kevin ConneelyBev and Bob CooperAndre CorbettRoberta and James Craig*Ellie and Tom Crosby, Jr.*Laura K. DanielsPhillip Davis*Lawrence DeeneyElizabeth DehnHolly DenisDenise DodsonKathie DotyKathy and Steve DoughertyJane DuncanColleen and Jim DurdaSparky and Tom EisenstadtLaura and Paul EkholmBarbara and Jim EppelDaniel ErkloutsCynthia and David FarmerLugene FloresNancy FoxFranklin Bank by Dorothy BridgesKevin FranklinMary Strand and Thomas Fraser*Sally and Gerald FriedellLaura and Lonnie FriesenborgMarie and Fred Friswold*Nicholas GallusKara GarbeSara and Thomas GavinLois and Richard GehrmanJanet and John GendlerStanley M. and Luella G. Goldberg Family FoundationGoodSearch.comErica GordonRobyn and Fred GreenLiz and Dick Hanson

Ann and Greg HauserJessica L. HaysMichelle HeilandTonya and Paul HendricksonJohn HeydingerMegan HockenberryMark W. HoffmanThe Hogan GroupNancy and Spencer HolmesElaine and Jay HromatkaBeth HvassKathleen IversonAmy and Chip JohnsonKatherine and Barry JohnsonElisabeth and Walter JordanAdrienne Jordan

Lisa KaneAudrey and Norman KaplanTerry Kennedy-LaresThomas KirschtColleen and Michael KroeningMaureen and Donald KvamMark LangePeg and Dick LidstadCathy LiebmanMargaret Schwarz and Walter LowTiffany LumpkinsSherry LundMarina LyonTeri and Gregg MahalichRuth Mickelsen and William ManningNancy and Ron MarshallAndrea McCreadyPaula McEversShane McFaddenBert McKasyIxchel McKinnieJanice McKinnieMesna Plastic Surgery by Gregory Mesna

Anita and Todd Messal*Lynn and Mike MetzMinnesota Wire & Cable Charitable Giving Fund of

The Saint Paul Foundation*Christopher MorrisLisa Naaktgeboren*John NealonJulie A. NelsonMarian and Samuel NicholsElizabeth and Duane NordstromDebra NovakLynne and Jim O'ReillyAlexis OtterleiDenise and Michael OverlineJulie and Brian PalmerJulia and Dave PetersJeanne PietriniBabette PohtillaEdna PointerLori PomroyMary Ann and Scott PortnoyFrances and Richard PrienVal and Ralph PruittPublic Strategies Group, Inc. Fund of

The Saint Paul Foundation, by Laurie OhmannLawrence PylkaAnn and Kevin QuiringNancy and Gary RennekeJosh ResnikMary and J. Peter RittenAngel RodriguezEllen and Bruce RothschildColleen RuegemerKelly RyanLinda and Bob RyanSusan and Gregg SampsonDavid SchaalHeidi SchellhasLyn and Mike SchnausLinda and Scott SchwefelJoe SelvaggioBrenda and Michael SenkovichRikky S. ShawMariana and Craig ShulstadVidya SivanCharles SlocumGayle and Roger StechFred Steimann*Debra and Craig StephensMary Kay and Gary SternShanna SwensonJeannine and David TrousdaleEmily Anne Staples Tuttle Fund of

the Minnesota Community FoundationHans WanzenriedKatherine G. WhittingtonSandra WilkinsGerald WolfWill WrightChristy YakelGrant Zinkl

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“I realize now that

how I treatothers is a direct

reflection of how I

feel about myself. Iam empowered.I can be kind to you,

share with you,

support you and treat

you with dignity and

respect.”

—TCR! graduate

For information on investing in TCR! with a financialgift, email [email protected] or call (612) 338-0295.

CONTRIBUTORSSupporters of our Second Annual

Gourmet Dinner at Vincent - A Restaurant

Robert AlexanderMary and Keith BednarowskiStephanie Simon and Craig BentdahlPaige and Mike BinghamHeidi and Kirt BriggsElizabeth and Jay CameronCanoe BayJodi and Ralph ChuKristen and Paul CommersBill Coy Claire and Jack DempseyJudy EarlingCynthia and David FarmerVincent FrancoualKristi and Kevin HykesLand Rover MinneapolisAnita and Rick LeggottLindell Family FoundationJP and Lynn Mattson LittleHeather and Rob LittleJennifer and Tres LundLunds & Byerly'sElizabeth and David LymanElizabeth and Duane NordstromRhonda and Rory O'NeillOppidan Investment Co. by Joe RyanElizabeth and Brad RadichelRachel and Mark RahnMarilyn and Steve RothschildEllen and Karl Schmidt and Maserati of MinneapolisMalana and Jeff SchmidtCorbin SeitzAndrea SiegertSun Country AirlinesDiana and Ron TortelliFrank Vascellaro- WCCO TVVincent - A RestaurantLucia Watson and Lucia's RestaurantMary and Jeff Werbalowski


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UnitedHealth GroupU.S. Bancorp

Companies that Matched their Employees'Volunteer Hours

Honeywell

Donated Goods and ServicesADPBenesystCorporation for National and Community Service -

AmeriCorps*VISTA ProgramBob CozattCatherine and Jay CrothersBruce DumkeFaegre & Benson LLP*Charlie Gits, UBSAndre GuirardJostensKern DeWenter Viere, Ltd.Metropolitan Council Jobseekers Program*MicroGrantsSteve Rothschild*Bill Svrluga*Toastmasters International*Beth WagnerWells Fargo

Additional Sponsorship SupportFaegre & Benson LLPThe Hogan GroupShirley and David HubersMarilyn and Steve RothschildSUPERVALUWells Fargo

Twin Cities RISE! has taken every measure to ensurethe accuracy of the list printed in this Annual Report.We apologize if we may have overlooked any organi-zation or individual and ask that you please advise usof any errors so we may correct our records and recognize you appropriately.

TCR!’s Second Annual Gourmet Dinner was held at Vincent – A Restaurant

in downtown Minneapolis on a pleasantly warm September evening. Chef

Vincent Francoual paired fabulous French wines with each course.

Diners heard from TCR! graduates on how far they had come and how

Personal Empowerment has positively impacted their lives. An auction

closed out the night with auctioneer Corbin Seitz.

Many thanks to Vincent – A Restaurant, Lunds & Byerly’s, and Maserati

of Minneapolis for their generous support, and to Chair Heather Little

and Committee Co-Chairs Judy Earling, Kristi Hykes, Rhonda O’Neill and

Mike Bingham.

Second Annual Gourmet Dinner at Vincent—A Restaurant

Recognition GiftsIn Honor of the Marriage of Jennifer Woods and

David AntilaBrenda and Michael Senkovich

In Honor of Merle Kane's BirthdayLisa Kane

In Honor of the Marriage of Wendy Lehman and Jeremy PeichelAnsaf and Wagih AlexanderCathy AnastasionBev and Bob CooperLaura and Lonnie FriesenborgLiz and Dick HansonMegan HockenberryShane McFaddenLinda and Bob RyanVidya SivanPeggy and Cy Yusten

On Behalf of their Children and GrandchildrenFrances and Richard Prien

In Honor of Steve Rothschild's BirthdayEllen and Bruce RothschildRuth Rothschild

In Honor of Von SheppardAnonymous

In Honor of Bill Svrluga for the Awali ProjectJohn Heydinger

In Honor of Terry WadeJudith and James Fetterly

Companies that Matched their Employees' Gifts

Alliance CapitalAllianceBernstein; AllianceBernstein Foundation Fund of

The New York Community TrustAmeriprise FinancialBlueCross BlueShield of MinnesotaCarVal InvestorsPiper JaffrayThomson WestTrane*Has given continuously to TCR! for five or more years.

2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

David Abrams, SecretaryVice PresidentNorth Memorial Health Care

Michael C. BinghamPersistent Health

Phillip Davis*PresidentMinneapolis Community & Technical College

David J. Goldstein, TreasurerAttorney & PartnerFaegre & Benson LLP

Morris Goodwin, Jr.President & COOThe Hogan Company

Derek HayesSenior Vice PresidentWells Fargo, N.A.

Byron K. HillDirectorHoneywell International

Tony LeungHennepin County District JudgeHennepin County Court System

Michael Oesterreich*Vice PresidentAmeriprise Financial

Dave PylipowExecutive Vice PresidentSUPERVALU

Mary Rosenthal*Labor Consultant

Steven M. Rothschild, ChairFounder, Twin Cities RISE!

Malana A. SchmidtVice President (retired)Greater Twin Cities United Way

Brian F. Sullivan CEOSterilMed, Inc.

Tom SwainExecutive Vice President (retired)Travelers

Ron TortelliSenior Vice President (retired)SUPERVALU

Sandy Vargas,* Vice ChairPresident & CEO The Minneapolis Foundation

*retired from the board during 2007

800 Washington Avenue North, Suite 203, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Phone: 612-338-0295 Fax: 612-338-0191

Saint Paul Office: 460 Lexington Parkway, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104 Phone: 651-603-8520 Fax: 651-603-1935

Awali Place West: 1011 West Broadway, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411 Phone: 612-767-2150 Fax: 612-767-2155

Awali Place East: 633 University Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104 Phone: 651-287-0133 Fax: 651-287-0174

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